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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
āme
n.(2)
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A liquid measure (of varying capacity).
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2.
clap-holt
n.
Additional spellings:
clapholt
6 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Small boards of split oak, board cut to make barrel staves.
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3.
gō̆le
n.(1)
8 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Gullet of an animal; (b) a throatful, speech, talk.
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4.
lǒuen
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A rascal, rogue.
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5.
plump
n.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A pump.
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6.
scrimpin
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A kind of fur of poor quality.
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7.
shingle
n.(2)
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Gravel, pebbles; (b) in place names [see Smith
PN Elem.
2.121].
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8.
shrimpe
n.
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The European shrimp (Crangon vulgaris); (b) a scaly monster, dragon; (c) a puny person.
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9.
sige
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Urine.
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10.
sled(de
n.
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sledde
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A wheelless vehicle, usu. used for drawing heavy loads over the ground or ice, a sled, sledge, dray; also, a carriage or other means of transportation [quot.: ?a1425(c1380)];
sled man
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11.
smod
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Obscene behavior, filth; (b) as surname.
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12.
snegge
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A snail; (b) some kind of fish; ?an eel.
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13.
snig(ge
n.
Additional spellings:
snigge
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An eel; (b) in surnames.
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14.
sough
n.
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A swamp, bog; (b) a gutter, sewer, drain; a place where waste collects; (c) ?in surnames and field name.
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15.
spalderling
n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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A fish which has been split open and dried.
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